tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89598261732473353052024-03-14T01:56:00.102-04:00Photography by Christopher ListThe world as I see it.Christopher Listhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00751536600036168464noreply@blogger.comBlogger310125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8959826173247335305.post-21348619703527049852014-02-12T21:02:00.000-05:002014-02-12T21:02:15.930-05:00HiatusI haven't forgotten about this site, though it may seem like it. What with work and other things going on, it is somewhat difficult to juggle everything and this tends to rank a bit lower than many other things I have been doing. I am hoping to get back to posting, but it probably won't be until March or so. The rest of February is going to be incredibly busy for me.<br />
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I now think I know how I am going to link this in with the works I have for sale. So starting March, I hope you see more from me.<br />
<br />Christopher Listhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00751536600036168464noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8959826173247335305.post-33909405110795584562014-01-17T07:59:00.000-05:002014-01-17T07:59:27.934-05:00Moving forwardAlright...<br />
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I've been away for a bit. And this is why.<br />
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I've been focusing on getting pictures up for sale. This requires more work than posting here.<br />
In addition, since I am posting some images for sale, I don't want to make them widely available elsewhere. If I do post an image here that is for sale it will probably be a low res image with a link to the high res image.<br />
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While this might drive traffic to the site, the purpose is to protect the image. My friend Ken has had images of his lifted and used without permission. While he has not really pursued those that do so, I don't plan on being so understanding. I'd like my photography to pay for itself and when people steal those images, it makes that much less likely.<br />
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Images that appear here will either be those that are not good enough for sale or low res versions of an image that is for sale.<br />
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<br />Christopher Listhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00751536600036168464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8959826173247335305.post-63424570069390856462013-12-21T13:31:00.000-05:002013-12-22T00:03:01.381-05:00Yankee Air MuseumBack in 2004, a fire burned the hanger that the museum was housed in. Luckily, the aircraft that were able to fly were saved.<br />
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They are currently housed on the east side of the airport and have a small display area. In October the Yankee Air Museum had an open house. They received
one final extension to their quest to raise enough money to buy a corner
of the old Ford Bomber plant, later known as GM Hydramatic.<br />
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Here restoration and painting is done on a F4.<br />
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A helicopter on display.<br />
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I feel like I should know what make this sailplane is.<br />
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The Yankee Lady, the B17 that the Yankee Air Museum operates.<br />
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One of the engines.<br />
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Another engine with the cowl removed, but with the propeller on.<br />
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Finally, we were able to view the area that the museum wants to buy and run out of. Henry Ford built this factory to produce B24 bombers during WWII.<br />
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It was roped off, so I was only able to get pictures from near the front, but since there was no light, that was fine.<br />
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The place reeked of machine oil.<br />
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This is just one of the doors that B24 bombers rolled out of during the war.<br />
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Rosie the Riveter was there campaigning to raise the money.<br />
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One of a few planes parked outside the factory. It is hard to believe that it will ever fly again.<br />
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The exit to the hangar. Here you can see just how truly massive the doors are.<br />
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A DC3 operated by the museum.<br />
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Here is their proposed layout of the space they want to purchase.<br />
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A Kaiser automobile. Kaiser bought the plant to produce cars after the war.<br />
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There are some static displays near their current locations.<br />
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This is a Russian biplane. The largest in the world.Christopher Listhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00751536600036168464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8959826173247335305.post-56262387706353105722013-12-10T10:11:00.000-05:002013-12-10T10:11:19.365-05:00ReneI was asked to take some pictures of the Rene, who is staying with some friends for the year. I said sure, but don't expect much since people aren't my forte. These images are the result. Not great, but not bad considering I don't really have much experience taking pictures of people. <br />
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<br />Christopher Listhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00751536600036168464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8959826173247335305.post-40890303976227624112013-11-24T19:54:00.001-05:002013-11-24T19:54:46.525-05:00Absence of updatesThere have been a couple of reasons why I haven't been updating. <br />
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The first is that I've been on an abnormal work schedule which has thrown me off a bit.<br />
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The second is that I'm experiencing problems with my camera. I'm not sure what the problem is, but images are not clear. This started about a month ago. I don't know if it is a lens problem, a problem with the sensor or what. <br />
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The fact is that nothing I'm shooting is turning out well. This has led me on one hand to shoot a bit more than normal and on the other become somewhat discouraged as it seems nothing I'm doing is making things better.<br />
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<br />Christopher Listhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00751536600036168464noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8959826173247335305.post-10261604865766891212013-10-30T15:52:00.002-04:002013-10-30T15:59:54.861-04:00Snakes!A couple of weeks ago my brother and sister-in-law came down and brought some snakes. The plan was to do a practice session in snake photography.<br />
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Let us start by saying that I don't have the right lighting equipment. It is clearly something I need to invest in if I want to do any type of indoor photography. I also have to invest in an auto focus macro lens.<br />
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Another thing I learned is that snakes don't really stop moving. <br />
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As a result of the combination, most of the pictures were only partially in focus.<br />
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My sister-in-law could tell you all about these snakes, for the moment a snake is pretty much a snake. If it is a viper, I can tell you I wouldn't be this close.<br />
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Showing off some of the markings.<br />
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The sun came out briefly. The colors were really surprising.<br />
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Daisy was unimpressed.<br />
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Who are you looking at? I would like this a lot more with a larger depth of field.Christopher Listhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00751536600036168464noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8959826173247335305.post-22193390526269249812013-10-30T07:45:00.000-04:002013-10-30T07:48:08.853-04:00Dodge No. 4 State ParkI was up in Pontiac a while back. On the way back I noticed the sign for Dodge No. 4 State Park. Since this was a park I'd hoped to visit, I made the detour. This was a pretty small park and I was able to able to explore it pretty well, though I'd still like to get back there when the weather was nicer.<br />
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One of the first things I saw when I got there were deer. This rather surprised me given how urban the area was. <br />
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Dodge No. 4 State Park covers about 159 acres along the shore of Cass Lake.<br />
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The land was donated by the Dodge Brothers Corporation (Dodge) with the condition that it remain a public park.<br />
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The Dodge brothers donated 11 tracts of land to the state in the form of state parks and recreation areas. I believe that this is the only one to maintain the Dodge name. Highland Recreation Area was once called Dodge Brothers Site No. 10.<br />
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A pair of swans.<br />
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Despite the proximity to Pontiac, this was pretty peaceful. I expect that it'd be much busier during the height of summer and if the weather had been nicer.<br />
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I enjoyed watching these swans and for awhile I saw no one else. Talking to one of the rangers who was doing maintenance she told me that aside from the deer and birds, there is a fox den in one part of the park and in the spring and summer you can see them sunning themselves.<br />
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One final shot. <br />
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Looking out at Cass Lake.<br />
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The swimming beach.<br />
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A foot bridge under repair.<br />
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The picnic area.<br />
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There was a hill covered in pines in the center of the park.<br />
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I enjoyed this area of the park the most.<br />
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The sidewalk to nowhere. After walking up the sidewalk towards pavilion it just ended. I'm not sure if there was something here previously. It looked like there used to be a road over this ridge, but if there was, it had been removed some time before and had been pretty well sculpted into the landscape.Christopher Listhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00751536600036168464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8959826173247335305.post-78583732615486999162013-10-26T09:48:00.001-04:002013-10-26T09:48:33.780-04:00Camp OhiyesaMany years ago I answered an ad placed in the school paper for a job as a summer camp counselor. What I didn't know at the time was that I would end up spending three of the most rewarding summers of my life working there. Since I was up in the area a while ago, I stopped by and asked if I could wander around. The camp was not in use so they allowed it. <br />
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I first started here. This was where I spent the first two years. The boys were divided into 6 buildings. Each building was split into two cabins. I was in Winnebago which was the furthest building from the lodge. <br />
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This is the chapel. When I was there, this was little more than a brushy area. There were some poor benches there, but in the three summers I was there, I don't recall ever using it except in scavenger hunts. I recall it being a mosquito haven.<br />
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As I headed back towards the lodge, I came to this area. During my time there, this was a secondary swim area. There was a dock or two and there was a crude beach. It looks like that has been abandoned now.<br />
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The lodge was the center of activities and where we ate. The huge deck was gone and was being rebuilt. There used to be the top of a large ramp at the end of the lodge. The bottom part of it was stored under the porch. It was a toboggan run that ran down onto the lake. I never saw it in action, but I think it would have been a lot of fun.<br />
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This is one of the girls cabin. I believe that their use has changed since I was there.<br />
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This is the swim area. It has changed from when I was there and for some reason it seems to be a bit down the beach from where I remember it. The huge water slide is an addition from when I was there and I think I'd like to give it a try sometime.<br />
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The pavilion was the center of activities during my third year when I worked as a day camp counselor. <br />
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We had campfires in the evening here. I always looked for this time of day.<br />
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You can see the chapel across the lake from the evening activity area.<br />
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The lodge from the evening activity area.<br />
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Orange Hawkweed.<br />
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Along the trail to the bog.<br />
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The bog was my favorite place to go at camp. <br />
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I'd just finished a course in groundwater and wetlands and I found the area fascinating.<br />
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A boardwalk had been established into the wetland area so you could get a good view of the bog.<br />
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The bog was home to a number of carnivorous plants like sundew and pitcher plants. The mat seems to have extended a bit since I was there.<br />
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Some of the plants growing along boardwalk.<br />
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A fern along the wooded portion of the bog trail. <br />
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This was another activities area. A lot of events were held here. For such a nondescript looking area, we sure had a lot of fun there. <br />
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I sometimes think about my time there and wonder how the people I met there are doing. Without question, this was probably the was one of the most rewarding jobs I ever had. It was also one of the hardest. But I would go back in a heartbeat and do it again. Christopher Listhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00751536600036168464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8959826173247335305.post-55341955689576515012013-10-23T10:00:00.000-04:002013-10-23T18:02:46.672-04:00The HeadlandsAs I mentioned previously, I'd heard about The Headlands earlier this year. I'd intended to go up, but something came up and I didn't make. <a href="http://melissasquires.com/" target="_blank">Melissa Squires</a> mentioned it recently and I decided to head up there.<br />
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I put off leaving because the weather was iffy. In fact, I've been plagued with dull skies all summer. It seems when I've had a chance to get out and get something done, it has been raining or just a dreary overcast. The forecast for the area was clear until 2am, at which point it was supposed to cloud over and start raining.<br />
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It is easy to get to The Headlands. Take Central out of Mackinaw City heading west. When you get to the stop sign a couple of miles out of town, turn left go a half mile or so south and the park entrance will be on your right. The one mile drive through the woods will deposit you a short walk from Lake Michigan.<br />
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The Headlands is a International Dark Sky Park. There are three levels of this designation you can receive; Gold, Silver and Bronze. The Headlands receives a Silver rating. <br />
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I was unaware of the different ratings and thought that the area would be devoid of light and that Mackinaw City might show some light but that it would be pretty well limited due to the size of the city and the proximity of the intervening trees. <br />
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Although I knew there were two buildings to rent, I don't know that I expected this. It really diminished that status of a 'Dark Sky Park' rating in my book. Not because there was a building on the shoreline. It was because that while there were a few lights to my along the shoreline, this thing was two hundred yards down the beach and was alive with light. <br />
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There were a lot of people there. In the center of the picture in the distance there is a fire circle with a bunch of benches there. A bunch of us sat there just watching the sky and talking as the sun set. For most, it was their first time at the park and some had come from as far as Indianapolis and Columbus.<br />
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Since it seemed that the clouds were going to obscure the skies, most of us headed back to the car. The temperature which had been in the mid 50s had dropped into the mid 40s.<br />
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It had been a long day so I crashed in my car for a bit and was planning on heading out after a quick nap. When I woke up, the skies had cleared so I headed back out to the beach and took some pictures. <br />
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The Pleiades. They're the small group of stars in the center. I'm still learning a lot about night photography, but it is something that interests me a great deal. With the clearing skies came drop in temperature. And while I had been smart enough to switch to jeans and my jacket, I still wasn't prepared for the mid 30s. By the time it got dark I was pretty cold and the low temperatures meant that I didn't stay out nearly as long as I'd intended. <br />
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I also need to do some experimentation with my camera and see what works and what doesn't. This is the only picture that shows up correctly on the blog. The others show up as black or with too much noise so this is all there is for now.Christopher Listhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00751536600036168464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8959826173247335305.post-12945182153009790662013-10-23T09:17:00.000-04:002013-10-23T09:17:19.957-04:00Mackinaw CityLast week I decided to head to <a href="http://www.emmetcounty.org/headlands/" target="_blank">The Headlands</a>. Since I got there several hours before dark I spent the time in Mackinaw City, and by extension, the Bridge.<br />
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I missed one ship, but managed to get there in time to capture this one.<br />
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Approaching the bridge.<br />
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I like the way the arch of the shadow falls across the boat almost like an extension of the bridge.<br />
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Unfortunately, there are a number of problems with these images and rather than no post them or correct them I thought I'd put them up as an example of what not to do. Or rather, what to look for.<br />
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One of the issues with digital camera is dust. If you look at these images, you can see the dark, slightly grey-black spots in the sky. This is a result of dust. No matter how hard you try, you're going to end up with dust in your images at some point if you switch lenses.<br />
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The Mackinaw City Lighthouse.<br />
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Mackinac Island and the passing ship.<br />
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I returned after dark and took this picture. Again, there are a number of issues with it, but as I am still learning more about night photography, I am satisfied with it.Christopher Listhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00751536600036168464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8959826173247335305.post-4947423636878377322013-10-19T16:55:00.003-04:002013-10-19T16:55:41.285-04:00Point PeleeAwhile back I went to Point Pelee and apparently forgot to post pictures from the trip.<br />
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Point Pelee is the southernmost point in Canada with the exception Pelee Island and Middle Island which are in Lake Erie. It is a spit of land that extends a little over 4 miles into Lake Erie. It is the smallest of Canada's National Parks encompassing 5.8 square miles. Originally it was established to protect the timber as a supply for naval ships.<br />
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The Park is pretty varied. The point itself is sand, but there is a large wetland area. There is a boardwalk cutting through the area and the walk is very nice. Because of the habitat and it's position extending into the lake, Point Pelee draws birdwatchers from all over.<br />
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In addition to birdwatchers, Point Pelee also serves as a place where Monarch butterflies stop on their migration route either before crossing the lake or after crossing it when moving north. You can rent canoes and head out into the wetland. The trees on the horizon represent a barrier to Lake Erie I believe. <br />
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Standing at the point you can see shipping. This is the Wagenborg heading west. I believe that Pelee Island is in the background.<br />
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This is the actual point. There were a couple of times where you could see land a bit further out, but it was covered by water almost all the time. Even this was pretty much covered and it drained really quickly. The point shifts over time and can change shape as a result of wind and wave action.<br />
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No, I didn't accidentally post a picture from my (nonexistent) trip to a tropical paradise. This is looking north from roughly the same point the last picture was taken. There is no swimming out on the point. There can be really strong rip currents along the point. There are warnings as well as a memorial to a boy who drowned after being pulled out into the lake..<br />
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Some more of the waves coming in from the west.<br />
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Looking north again. <br />
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One thing I didn't expect to see was this. Prickly Pear cactus. Although normally associated with the desert, hese are native to the area. They like the sandy soil and the moderate temperatures. <br />
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With the lake on both sides of the land mass and distance south, the temperature is pretty well moderated. This made it ideal for people to farm and for quite some time there was a community here that did just that. <br />
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The land was eventually turned into a park and the people living there had to move. This is one of the remaining homes.<br />
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Although efforts are underway to restore the area to it's natural state, canals like this that were dug for irrigation remain.<br />
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I want to go back again one of these days. It was a great place to visit.Christopher Listhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00751536600036168464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8959826173247335305.post-90108676138507281972013-10-13T22:01:00.003-04:002013-10-13T22:15:59.524-04:00Richmond FieldIt has been awhile since I've flown or even visited the field where I flew sailplanes. I decided a couple of weeks back to drive out and see what was happening. <br />
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After clearing it with the people in charge, I drove down to the far end of the runway and pulled off to get some pics. While I was down there I figured I'd get a pic of both of my favorite things.<br />
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Richmond Field is located about 2 miles southeast of Gregory, Michigan. The grass runway is 2471 feet long and 100 feet wide and has an elevation of 921 feet. <br />
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It is privately owned by SEMSA (South East Michigan Soaring Association) who in turn leases it to Sandhill Soaring Club who uses it for soaring activities.<br />
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Here, the club Piper Pawnee tows the Schleicher K13 into the air.<br />
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Most take offs are from north to south if the wind isn't too strong as there are more options in case of a rope break or power failure.<br />
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In the background you can see the windsock and hangars.<br />
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Climbing out.<br />
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A view of the K13 as she passes overhead.<br />
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Off into the grey, overcast day. Ultimately, it cleared up nicely and I suspect it was a great day for soaring.<br />
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Of course, I had to take a couple of pictures of my car. Here I was messing around with the polarizing filter.<br />
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From where I was standing, I could either darken the windshield or the side of the car, but not both.<br />
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While waiting for the glider to return this plane did a flyby.<br />
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The Pawnee comes in to land.<br />
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Followed a while later by the K13.<br />
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Moments from touchdown.Christopher Listhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00751536600036168464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8959826173247335305.post-27843463359450691462013-10-08T17:54:00.002-04:002013-10-08T17:54:45.803-04:00Marsh View MeadowsWhile at Lillie Park I was talking to one of the employees who maintains the park and he suggested Marsh View Meadows park on Textile. The park seems to encompass both sides of Textile road with a parking
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I wandered over there a couple of days later but again it was getting late and the light was poor for the location I was shooting from. This is from the park area near the railroad tracks.<br />
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Purple Loosestrife. Although pretty, it is still an invasive species.Christopher Listhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00751536600036168464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8959826173247335305.post-29707444696553500852013-10-08T15:50:00.001-04:002013-10-08T15:50:35.505-04:00Lille ParkLillie Park is on the corner of Platt and Elsworth and is a fairly sizable park for it's location. There are really a couple of entrances, one right near the corner and another to the south a bit. If you live in the Ann Arbor area, do yourself a favor and visit the park.<br />
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To the south there are a number of trails. At the center is a large pond. The boardwalk which had been closed and underwater for the past couple of years has opened back up. <br />
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Looking to the southwest from the northern part of the boardwalk.<br />
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Essentially the same shot. The light was getting low and I started watching a sky writer that was scrawling a message across the sky.Christopher Listhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00751536600036168464noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8959826173247335305.post-56532976269215184532013-10-08T01:31:00.000-04:002013-10-08T14:19:54.904-04:00Put-in-BayI'm actually trying to get caught up on things.
On Labor Day I headed down to Put-in-Bay. The impetus for this trip was the reenactment of the Battle of Lake Erie. This was a pivotal battle in the War of 1812 and there were going to be tall ships from all over there to participate in the reenactment.
To be quite honest, the trip was a big disappointment. Both Ken and I had big plans for the day, but the weather was iffy and our lack of familiarity the area meant we didn't really know where to go for the best shots. We managed to get some, but they were less than ideal.<br />
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This was the ferry we took over. Miller Ferry was nice and the ride wasn't too bad. I thought they dropped us off downtown, but I was wrong. It dropped us off on the other side of the island a mile or<br />
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On the way over, the sun broke through the overcast long enough to get this picture.<br />
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Once we got downtown there were a number of tall ships moored and sailing in the bay. <br />
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If I recall, this ship was giving cruises around the bay.<br />
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Flags outside the Peace Memorial. They are all the same height to show the lasting peace between the three nations.<br />
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Leaving port with a load of tourists.<br />
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One of the larger ships coming into port.<br />
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Another shot. I don't recall which ship this is. <br />
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Another ship coming into port.<br />
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The Perry International Peace Memorial. It was built to honor those who died in the Battle of Lake Erie. There is an elevator to the top and the view is quite amazing.<br />
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This guy was dressed in period uniform outside the Perry International Peace Memorial.<br />
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A view from the top of the Perry International Peace Memorial.<br />
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This is the top of the Perry International Peace Memorial. <br />
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This is one of the few pictures I took of the reenactment. It was several miles out in the lake and not much could be seen.<br />
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This is a home on South Bass Island that is made from the pilothouse of the Benson Ford. It is a vacation home overlooking Lake Erie.<br />
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This is the South Bass Island lighthouse. The property is owned by Ohio State University. Christopher Listhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00751536600036168464noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8959826173247335305.post-65779857329603354012013-10-07T23:56:00.000-04:002013-10-07T23:57:38.447-04:00WyandotteOne evening after work I saw this train approaching so I pulled over and snapped a picture. The light was low, but I think this worked out.
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<br />Christopher Listhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00751536600036168464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8959826173247335305.post-18165970327781704172013-09-19T11:47:00.000-04:002013-09-19T11:47:08.922-04:00Crosswinds Marsh at NightA while back Ken and I stopped by Crosswinds Marsh. I've always loved photography and night photography is even more special to me. So after we'd left Detroit, we went to Crosswinds to get some pictures. <br />
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I've only tried night photography a couple of times so I wasn't sure what to the results would be. These shots are all taken within about 20 feet of each other and in the case of the last two images the only thing that changed was the setting on my camera. There, although only a minute or two has passed you can see that the stars have indeed moved. <br />
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Looking south towards Monroe and Toledo. The streaks are aircraft in the area.<br />
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Looking north, a plane departs from DTW.<br />
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Once again, looking south.<br />
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Another plane leaving DTW.Christopher Listhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00751536600036168464noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8959826173247335305.post-76952030876261394392013-08-25T17:40:00.000-04:002013-08-25T17:40:32.189-04:00Detroit<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The other week Ken and I headed to Windsor to get some pictures of Detroit. We hit the park and walked along the river.<br />
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This is the reason I was able to get Ken to go. The Arthur M. Anderson was downbound. Here you can see the bridge leading to Belle Isle in the background.<br />
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The Anderson passes Detroit. Unfortunately, the sun was in the wrong place, but there wasn't much we could do about it. It is kind of hard to move the city.<br />
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The Renaissance Center from Windsor.<br />
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After the Anderson passed, we headed back to the car.<br />
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Moments after the previous picture.<br />
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We caught one of the Algoma boats upbound.<br />
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One final image of Detroit before heading out. The wake of the Algoma boat comes in.Christopher Listhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00751536600036168464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8959826173247335305.post-68914437402457483122013-08-25T08:07:00.004-04:002014-06-20T22:54:42.153-04:00Chippewa Nature CenterMy sister invited me for a visit and as we were talking about things to do, I said I would like to visit the Chippewa Nature Center. I hadn't been there in about 15 years and then we didn't venture much beyond the visitor's center as it was winter.<br />
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We hiked the river trail, which oddly enough, ran along the river for quite a bit. This trail is 2.7 miles long and was a very nice walk. There are over 15 miles of hiking trails within the 1170 acres of the Chippewa Nature Center. We only hiked this one.<br />
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The water was shallow and clear<br />
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If you need to stop and lean against something or grab it for support, don't choose this.<br />
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There is a small area with period buildings. They weren't open so we were stuck taking pictures of the outsides of them. This is a typical home.<br />
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A flower near one of the gardens.<br />
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This was a one room schoolhouse.<br />
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And perhaps my favorite building, the sugar house. Here sap from the sugar maple is rendered down into maple syrup <br />
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The trail we were walking passed through this wetland.Christopher Listhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00751536600036168464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8959826173247335305.post-30418347337975520182013-08-22T17:39:00.000-04:002013-08-22T17:39:04.302-04:00The Irish Hills TowersThe Irish Hills Towers are an iconic image of the area. Built in the 1920s these wooden towers have stood along US-12 for over nine decades. The towers closed at the end of the 2000 season and have stood vacant since then. Recently, the owner was told that they needed to demolish the towers or fix them. With that in mind, I headed down the road to get some pictures before they were gone.<br />
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I'd passed through the area back in around 2000-2002 and was impressed with everything. I always said I was going to go back there and spend a day going through them, but I kept putting it off. <br />
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In 2009, needing time to think and get away from things, I started
driving through the Irish Hills regularly. The Irish Hills had been a
destination for people from Metro Detroit and beyond for decades and
there were all sorts of roadside attractions. By the time I passed
through only 3 remained in operation and the lonely, abandoned attractions mirrored the way I felt at the time. <br />
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Of those three, I was surprised two were in operation and at the end of last year, one of them closed for good. Of the two, I've gone through them both. One is like the Mystery Spot in St. Ignace and it looks pretty run down. The other has mini-golf, an arcade, batting cages and other things and looks to be doing okay. It looks well maintained and is open every time I drive past.<br />
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Although I arrived before the deadline, I was surprised to see that demolition had already begun. I have to say that this saddened me. <br />
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I'd always thought that someday I'd sneak in and snap some pictures, but the thought of getting caught and arrested deterred me.<br />
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Though the tops were coming off, the pigeons were still sticking it out.<br />
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I returned a couple of days later to find the tops missing.<br />
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A few days after that I returned again. This time the construction equipment was gone and it looked like the demolition had been halted.<br />
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A woman in a car saw me taking pictures and stopped near me. We got to talking and she indicated that she was the owner of the property. The tops were taken off because they were in really bad shape. A new roof is going on and they are trying to raise enough money to do a restoration. They are hoping to get the mini-golf course back in operation and open the former gift shop as a museum.<br />
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On August 15th of this year the Township Board gave a 60 day extension to come up with a comprehensive plan for the future of the towers. <br />
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If you're of a mind to, I encourage you to donate to the <a href="http://www.irishhillstowers.com/irish_hills_towers/About.html" target="_blank">Irish Hills Historical Society</a> to help in the preservation of the towers. The towers, and the area itself, are signs of our past. A time when things moved at a slower pace and things seem like they were simpler then, even if they weren't. If this piece of Americana disappears, it will be gone forever. Christopher Listhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00751536600036168464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8959826173247335305.post-74837616755996183692013-08-09T23:27:00.002-04:002013-08-09T23:27:47.285-04:00Engineer's Day at the Soo LocksI went to Engineers Day at the Soo Locks. I try not to take too many pictures of boats. There are others who do so much better than I do and I have mentioned, they are not the focus of this blog.
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The Lee A. Tregurtha repositioned from the north wall to the south to allow some visitors to tour her.<br />
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Standing on the doors at the end of the lock.<br />
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The Tregurtha slows to a stop and moors along the wall.<br />
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The walkway across the end of the lock.<br />
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The John D. Leitch ties up before locking down.<br />
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A sign showing how efficient shipping is.<br />
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The Lee A. Tregurtha underway passing Mission Point.<br />
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Ships passing at Four Mile Beach.<br />
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There are boat fans of all ages.<br />
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The Edwin H. Gott at Mission Point.<br />
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Nearing the locks.<br />
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The power plant in Sault Ste. Marie.<br />
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A busy day at the locks. I don't recall the name of the small craft on the right, but here the American Spirit leaves the locks while the Alpena on the right and the Edwin H. Gott on the left wait to enter.<br />
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The Alpena enters the lock.<br />
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Followed by the Gott. The Gott is one of 13 1,000 foot vessels plying the Great Lakes.<br />
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Two more ships approaching as the Gott and Alpena wait to leave the locks.<br />
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The Gott out of the locks and heading for Whitefish Bay.Christopher Listhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00751536600036168464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8959826173247335305.post-79033558393190014032013-08-09T11:10:00.002-04:002013-08-09T11:10:27.276-04:00Point Iroquois LighthouseI got to the Point Iroquois Lighthouse early in the morning. When I got there the sun was hitting the building in just the right way to give it a soft glow. The keeper who lives there came out and told me he was going to open the light up for me. In the minute or so that I talked to him the sun moved behind the clouds and did not reappear while I was there. So some advice to those who have have the right light is to take the picture then and do other things after you get the picture.<br />
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Point Iroquois is named because of the massacre of Iroquois by the Ojibwa in 1662. The Iroquois were expanding west and the Ojibwa were not pleased and were determined to drive the Iroquois out of the area.<br />
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The view from the top of the lighthouse looking west. The light and keeper station were restored in 1993. A keeper stays there all year because vandalism was a problem. <br />
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The lighthouse was built in 1855 and 1856. It was replaced by the current structure in 1872. It operated until 1962 when it was deactivated and replaced with the Gros Cap light that sits in the channel. <br />
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The site is on the National Register of Historical Places. Because
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tower because while the rest of the structure is heated, the tower is
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There is a nice boardwalk in the area from which the second image is shot from. It took several years for the government to approve the boardwalk. It runs down to the beach and is well worth the short walk. Christopher Listhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00751536600036168464noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8959826173247335305.post-58589211921316664312013-07-30T11:31:00.000-04:002013-07-30T11:31:23.152-04:00Whitefish BayI arrived at Whitefish Point shortly after a storm passed. The air was hot and it was muggy. Additionally, the mosquitoes were the worst I can remember encountering. But I braved it all for these images. I met fellow photographer <a href="http://michiganexposures.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Ken</a> there and we headed to the beach to get some pictures.<br />
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This cumulonimbus cloud was catching the setting sun. <br />
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In the opposite direction the sun was setting. I caught this ship sailing off into Lake Superior. Some sharp-eyed boatnerds told me it was the Algoma Montrealis.<br />
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I turned back and saw this. I'd moved down the beach a little and these pilings served to create some foreground interest.<br />
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The short boardwalk behind the lighthouse provided this view. <br />
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Just a quick shot of some of the branches of the trees at the raised platform at the end of the boardwalk.<br />
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After that, we headed out to Whitefish Point. The actual point. In all the times I've been to Whitefish Point Lighthouse, I've never actually gone out to the point. We couldn't get to the waters edge because the area is the nesting ground for an endangered bird. We didn't linger too long because the mosquitoes were incredibly bad and even though we'd put on bug spray, and reapplied it after taking the boardwalk behind the complex, it seemed to be losing its effectiveness rapidly.<br />
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Heading back towards the lighthouse I stopped for this shot. Christopher Listhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00751536600036168464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8959826173247335305.post-79879726975673219742013-07-29T14:10:00.000-04:002013-07-29T14:10:00.718-04:00The Shoe TreeA while back I went to the Upper Pennisula. I was heading for Bayview National Forest Campground on Whitefish Bay when I missed a turn. I ended up doing a little backtracking and came across this. The pictures aren't that great...pretty poor actually...but I included them because, well, I thought this was odd.<br />
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There were dozens of shoes in the tree.<br />
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And I have no idea why.Christopher Listhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00751536600036168464noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8959826173247335305.post-90979479371161349232013-07-28T14:11:00.000-04:002013-07-29T14:22:35.155-04:00While I've been awayAlright, I'm back. Sort of. I've been away for a number of small reasons and one larger one. <br />
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The reason is <a href="http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/christopher-list.html" target="_blank">this</a>. I am trying to actually sell some of my work. Photography has been a simmering passion of mine since high school and I've always toyed with the idea of actually selling stuff. My friend <a href="http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/jasonlaydenphotography.html" target="_blank">Jason</a> showed me this website and got me motivated to get some of my stuff up for sale.<br />
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If you see something you like, even if you don't purchase
it, a comment would be great if you're so inclined. If you think it is
worth sharing with your friends, would appreciate that too. <br />
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What you see there, you will probably see here. What you see here, you may not see there. This will be for things like the next post where the quality may not be the best. That site will only contain my best work. For a while, my focus is going to be on getting new material ready for that site and this blog will take a back seat to that.<br />
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I may even change the focus of this a bit. We'll see.<br />
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In any event, I'm excited about the new steps and hope you enjoy it as much as I have enjoyed capturing the images.Christopher Listhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00751536600036168464noreply@blogger.com0